Bilingham Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I've been experimenting with 3D printing. Here is a 1/24 scale wire wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I would like to know how this was done. I can see a lot of use for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, Eric Macleod said: I would like to know how this was done. I can see a lot of use for these. +1 They look good. Equipment, materials, cost, time, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrevellfan Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 do the file will be open file? It looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 That is very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Very nice! Did you print at home or via Shapeways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chernecki Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Those look great. I would like to see this done with 50's wire hubcaps where the hubcap is in the center with a wire ring on the outside. Like this 1956 Chevy Wire Hubcap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilingham Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Although I do most of my own printing, really detailed items like this go to Shapeways. Search "Bilingham Design" to see all my stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilingham Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 https://www.shapeways.com/shops/bilingham-design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THORDOOR220 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Very nice! I like to print my own items if I can, but I have yet to get a print quite like that. I wonder how they do it. Does that have any finishing or straight off the printer, or do you know? I can't even tell if there's layer lines.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 That's incredible! I want those. Can you design wire wheel hubcaps? Like the ones on 70s and 80s luxury cars. Nobody makes anything like that, and I'm looking to build an 80s Regal and Monte Carlo. Similar to wire wheels, but more shallow. Basically spokes with no offset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Amazing! They look absolutely fabulous. Can you do smaller sizes? 18"s are too big for the classics I'd need them for, which are 15" or 16" at most... ...and I don't suppose you'd consider making up some of the unique Campagnolo's for this: In 1/16th scale? There'd be quite a few of us out there with the otherwise rather nice Fujimi kit who'd buy a set! All the best, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Bill uses Fusion 360: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/students-teachers-educators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Download Fusion 360 - free for hobbyists - learn it, and you can make anything. Youtube has many videos and Udemy has courses, many are free: https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?ref=home&src=ukw&q=Fusion 360 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 That's a beautiful wheel! I'm surprised Shapeways allows it to be printed with such thin spokes. I'm guessing the wheel in the lead photo has received quite a bit of cleanup, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THORDOOR220 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 11 hours ago, Pico said: Download Fusion 360 - free for hobbyists - learn it, and you can make anything. Youtube has many videos and Udemy has courses, many are free: https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?ref=home&src=ukw&q=Fusion 360 . I second this. I used Blender for all of my modeling, because it's what a friend of mine recommended and I'm now used to it. I've tried Fusion 360, and it's a very more professional feel. I will be learning to use it eventually. It's far more precise (or seems to be anyways) and, from what I've heard, is extremely easy to use. I've seen people make some outstanding things with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 9 hours ago, THORDOOR220 said: I second this. I used Blender for all of my modeling, because it's what a friend of mine recommended and I'm now used to it. I've tried Fusion 360, and it's a very more professional feel. I will be learning to use it eventually. It's far more precise (or seems to be anyways) and, from what I've heard, is extremely easy to use. I've seen people make some outstanding things with this. I have used Sketchup for about 9 years now and am sorry I am so good at it, because I look at the F360 videos and think "That would be sooooo much easier than what I do now!" But learning another software is a lot of work. I will eventually learn it, but I suggest learning F360 first. It's a professional software that you can get a job with and build your career on. And Bill isn't showing the best thing he's making with it. I think he's refining it. I'll let him unveil it when he's satisfied with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilingham Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 4:20 PM, Spex84 said: That's a beautiful wheel! I'm surprised Shapeways allows it to be printed with such thin spokes. I'm guessing the wheel in the lead photo has received quite a bit of cleanup, right? Here are a set of four just as they came out of the box from Shapeways. A good washing is all that's really necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilingham Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 6:38 PM, Bilingham said: Although I do most of my own printing, really detailed items like this go to Shapeways. Search "Bilingham Design" to see all my stuff This set of Borrani style wheels are 1/24 scale 16" diameter for use on cars like the 250 GTO and TR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I've done some fine 3D printing at Shapeway and I'm interested in how smoothing the spokes comes out ... just washing and maybe with a toothbrush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilingham Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 10:19 AM, Matt Bacon said: Amazing! They look absolutely fabulous. Can you do smaller sizes? 18"s are too big for the classics I'd need them for, which are 15" or 16" at most... ...and I don't suppose you'd consider making up some of the unique Campagnolo's for this: In 1/16th scale? There'd be quite a few of us out there with the otherwise rather nice Fujimi kit who'd buy a set! All the best, Matt Post a picture of what your looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Wann Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 WOW! They look amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Very cool wire wheels. I would really like to have some of the old Kelsey-Hayes type that came on numerous American cars from the late '40's through the mid-'60's. There are a lot of kits that would benefit from some of those factory optional Kelsey-Hayes wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 10:05 AM, Oldcarfan27 said: That's incredible! I want those. Can you design wire wheel hubcaps? Like the ones on 70s and 80s luxury cars. Nobody makes anything like that, and I'm looking to build an 80s Regal and Monte Carlo. Similar to wire wheels, but more shallow. Basically spokes with no offset. Missing Link resin has those wheel covers. I have some for an 80 Monte Carlo Build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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